“Sula” Toni morrison TONI MORRISON THE ROARING 20’S THE GREAT DEPRESSION WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE JIM CROW THEMES

TONI MORRISON Author of seven critically acclaimed novels including Sula, Beloved, and The Bluest Eye Won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993: first African-American woman to win the award

Toni morrison Born Chloe Anthony Wafford in 1931 Received undergraduate degree from Howard University Received master’s degree from Cornell University Worked full time as a sales editor for Random House Publishing

THE ROARING 20’S Describes the 1920’s Artistic, Social, and Cultural Advancements Jazz Music Blossomed Term “flappers” redefined womanhood Increase in technology and economy

The great depression The Great Depression happened as a result of the stock mark crash on October 29, This was also known as Black Tuesday and was associated with the onset of World War II.

The great depression Jobs were limited Food and agriculture were scarce Prices and wages began to decline People struggled for basic needs such as food and shelter

The great depression The Depression left millions of Americans jobless, homeless, and penniless Many people relied on the government and charity to provide them food

Government assistance The people elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt in They believed that he could help solve the economic problems of America. As a result of the Depression, Roosevelt created a program called “The New Deal.”

The new deal Developed agencies that assisted with unemployment (WPA CCC, NRA) Developed the Social Security System Government became more involved with the people

Women’s suffrage movement Can be defined as an economic and political reform movement that was designed to give women equal rights, especially the right to vote The Women’s Suffrage Movement worked to win equality for women During the war some women had to take on the role of men in the household

Women’s suffrage movement As a result of the movement Women were allowed to vote Women were allowed to own property Women were given some of the same rights as men

Jim crow laws of the south The term date back at least to the Eighteenth Century, there is no evidence that it refers to an individual The term was considered a practice used to separate races in the South In the 1820’s it referred to a minstrel show called “Jump Jim Crow” which mocked Blacks

Sample “jim crow” laws Whites and Blacks could not marry Schools for Whites and Blacks were separate Whites and Blacks could not occupy the same housing

Themes in “sula” Race Defining Womanhood The Effects of History Identity and Alienation

LITERARY TERMS Theme: the author’s message to the reader about the topics in the novel Setting: location or where the story takes place Flashback: an unexpected recurrence of a past experience Irony: an outcome that is different from what is expected